Chattanooga construction company Collier Construction welcomed Sale Creek Middle High School’s Applied Mathematical Concepts and Structural Systems students and teachers to its 100 at South Broad site for an exclusive educational tour. In these applied math and structural systems classes, students learn math in the classroom on rainy days, and they apply what they learn by ... (click for more)

The Historic Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel hired Michael Goolsby as director of rooms. In this position, Mr. Goolsby manages all day-to-day room operations. He oversees more than 30 staff members, from housekeeping to laundry to guest services staff. His responsibilities include "ensuring an exceptional guest experience from check-in until check-out." “The Chattanooga Choo ... (click for more)

At an employee meeting on Wednesday, Volkswagen Chattanooga announced a $.50 base wage increase for all Volkswagen production team members. New hires will begin at $16 with a top-out of $23.50. The pay increase goes into effect July 1. “We are dedicated to building quality careers in Chattanooga and want to be on the forefront of compensation and benefits in our region,” said ... (click for more)

The city of Chattanooga and the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority (WWTA) are cooperating on a new Lee Highway sewer connection and sewage holding tank just downstream, officials said Tuesday. The connection is set to be completed by next year. Justin Holland, city public works administrator, told members of the City Council that with the new Lee Highway ... (click for more)

On the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 26, I was driving up Lookout Mountain taking my mother home. My 2-year-old granddaughter was also along for the ride. Halfway up Ochs Highway in the middle of a blind curve, at rush hour, my car simply died. Smoke poured out from under the hood, and we were completely stranded. There was a long line of cars stuck behind us unable to go around because ... (click for more)

Today I must begin by telling my Chattanoogan.com readers how humbled and touched I am by the dozens of emails I have received in recent weeks, all concerning my daily disappearance from this website. I like to think my daily musings may, in some way, have a ripple effect on some of the people, the places, and the things that intrigue me. I believe I have rarely sought popularity, ... (click for more)